Where does “grågås” come from?

grågås (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål gås, from French gaze, from Arabic قَزّ, from Persian کز, from Middle Persian kaž, from Proto-Indo-European keg- — peg; hook.

grågås (Norwegian Bokmål): a greylag goose (Anser anser)

Definitions

  1. a greylag goose (Anser anser)

Ancestry of “grågås”, step by step

grågås traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål gås

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgåsa goose
2Frenchgazegauze; first-person singular present indicative...
3Arabicقَزّsilk
4PersianکزAlternative form of کژ
5Middle Persiankaž—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeg-peg; hook

via Norwegian Bokmål grå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgrågrey or gray
2Old Norsegrárgrey; spiteful
3Proto-Germanicgrēwazgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keg- →Every word from Middle Persian kaž →Every word from Persian کز →